Canadian Warplanes (4) Manitoba, CFB Winnipeg, Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park

Warplanes in Manitoba, CFB Winnipeg,

Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park

The page for warplanes preserved in Manitoba has grown too large to download quickly, so the aircraft on display at the Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park are listed here separately.

The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Warplanes in Canada would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

Bristol Bolingbroke Mark IV, RCAF (Serial No. TBC). On 23 October 2013, this aircraft was lifted from its 60-year-old resting place in the prairie sod near Macdonald, Manitoba, and brought to 17 Wing Winnipeg, where it will be overhauled. The Bolingbroke was originally purchased in 1946 by George Morris for $150. It was surplus from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan’s RCAF Station Macdonald. The aircraft was towed from the rear wheel by a grain truck to the Morris family farm just a few miles away. It was recently donated to 17 Wing by Mr. Morris’ grandsons: David, Ian, Stephen and Sean.

Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (Serial No. 116749), camouflage, mounted on a pylon on the corner of Ness Ave., and Conway St., AFHM&AP, CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally ordered as RCAF (Serial No. 14749), re-marked before completion. Delivered direct to storage at CFB North Bay, or CFB Trenton, Ontario. With No. 434 Squadron in 1982. With 433e L’Escadre de Combat in 1983. Became instructional airframe A887. Preserved, on display at Air Command Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba by April 1995.

Bombardier Challenger CL601 (Serial No. 1447616), in service with the RCAF as a VIP transport. (Wikipedia Photo)

(Author Photo)

(Alain Rioux Photo)

(Mike Kaehler Photo)

Canadair CX-144A Challenger (Serial No. CX144612), low visibility grey, AETE-X. This was the second prototype, a CL-600-1A11, c/n 1002, allocated to the RCAF after finishing test programme. It was flown at the Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment (AETE), CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, until its retirement in 1993, now preserved at CFB Winnipeg. It was designated CC-144 in service.

Author wearing three parachutes for a "cutaway" demonstration, exiting Douglas CC-129 Dakota (Serial No. 12950), 402 Squadron, over Edmonton, Alberta, spring 1977, left, and Author with a Beaulieu movie camera with members of the Skyhawks preparing for a demonstration jump from a Dakota, Ottawa, Ontario, July 1978.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Serial No. 42-92139), CF-TES, was restored to static display. Flown by TCA post-war, it was in storage with 17 Wing. Although this aircraft was never on strength with the Polish Air Force, it was on strength with No. 511 Squadron, RAF and was used by the CiC of the Polish Free Forces. It was officially patriated to Poland on 24 June 2019 during a ceremony in Warsaw Poland. It carries the name "Spirit of Ostra Brama".

This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been flown by members of the Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the Canadian Forces. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active Canadian squadrons both at home and overseas. 100 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to Canadian service aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout Canada and overseas. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Canada's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Canada's Warplane survivors.